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The Kellogg Energy Group is hosting Carlos Barrera (Kellogg alumnus and CEO of Atlas Renewable Energy) on Wednesday Oct. 17 at 12pm (KGH – Room L120). Open to the entire Northwestern community. REGISTRATION

Carlos ‘Ucho’ Barrera is the CEO of Atlas Renewable Energy. Before joining Atlas Renewable Energy, ‘Ucho’ worked at SunEdison for six years, as Managing Director & VP for Latin America where he grew the business from scratch to invest $1bn in a span of 4 years, and develop 500MW+ of projects financed and constructed.

Ucho holds an Engineering degree from Lehigh University, a PLD certificate from Harvard University, and an Executive MBA from Kellogg, Northwestern University.

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Atlas Renewable Energy was founded by a team of executives with a successful track record in implementing numerous renewable energy projects. Bolstered by the support of the Actis Group, a worldwide leader and investor in renewable energy sources. Atlas Renewable Energy has grown into one of the most recognized renewable energy companies in the LATAM region. The company has over 1 GW of early-stage to fully operational projects across Latin America.Atlas Renewable Energy has uncompromisingly adhered to rigorous standards in the development, construction and operation of large PV projects. This methodology aims to ensures the highest level of excellence in the implementation of its strategy in Latin America.